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There's been a lot happening in my life this summer that has delayed me writing up my music exploration. I will write separately about some of those things at a later date, but I thought I'd compile my past few months' spins now, whilst I'm…

Things have fallen off this month and I've not made as much time for listening and exploration as I should have done. There's lots of things dropped this month as a precursor to launches later in the year, so I'll start with those and see…

Delayed, because I'm, well, lazy. Listening is easy. Taking the time to think about it and then write about it less so. It's more valuable for me if I do, but it's not free. I've got a vast collection of other things I'm not properly…

Another month of exploration. Mordial by Car Bomb Added to the Damnation Festival line-up this month, so thought I'd give them a go. Phil described them as a more "fun" Meshugghah. I can see what he means - it's a bit more experimental and allows…

What's new in the rotation for me this month... Demonstration MMXXVII by Sulphuric Deity Recommended by Phil. Phil and I go back years in our metal journey and whilst we share a lot of crossovers we've taken different paths. Phil likes short, punchy, heavy somethingCore music…

I can't remember where this recommendation came from, but it's the next up this year for me as I was looking for a bit of headspace on a dog walk this week. Turns out this bad boy is from summer 2024. Well, better late to…

This was recommended to me from a friend who was looking for a second opinion as to whether this was good black metal. First listen, I sat there looking all confused. What on earth was this? My initial guess was that it was avant-garde metal…

Favourite Releases of 2025 1. Dimscûa - Dust Eater This EP was a revelation. An immediate entry into my favourite records of all time. It was the announcement that Dimscûa would be a last minute addition to the line up of Damnation Festival that actually…

This is an old record dating back to 2013. I'd been only loosely aware of Deafheaven and although they'd come with a recommendation, I hadn't really put the time in. I liked this record when I listened to it, but I'd - incorrectly, as it…

My history of Opeth gigs is not great. Thinking back to when I was a dumbass kid I had a ticket to what would probably have been their Ghost Reveries tour but one of our mates didn't have a ticket and couldn't afford the tout…